Blazing Salads Brings Shutters Down After 37 Years Of Business In Dublin
A Dublin salad bar, Blazing Salads, has now closed its doors after 37 years of business in Dublin. Blazing Salads was located in the city centre and had their last working day on Saturday after serving for nearly four decades.
Blazing Salads has been running its business initially on Drury Street and then in Geirge’s Arcade. The owners made use of social media to announce their goodbye to its customers who had been a loyal source of happiness for Blazing Salads for a long time.
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The post also mentioned the reason for bringing their shutters down so that people’s curiosity could be satisfied.
Blazing Salads had to make the decision due to work from home structure these days which is creating an adverse impact on its lunchtime service. Rising costs is another factor that has forced the salad bar to decide upon this move.
The post said, “We have enjoyed an amazing 40 years trading in Dublin City Centre and would like to say thank you to the fantastic staff, suppliers, businesses, and customers we have met along the way”.
The owners welcomed the customers to stop by and have a chat before the firm’s staff and owners left for good.
Blazing Salads lovers came for a grand see-off
Immediately after the news, a flock of customers was seen in front of the shop with gifts and thank you cards for the entire team. The owners were overwhelmed as they did not expect a huge response after their post.
They again sent gratitude note for their lovely customers who brought them flowers, cards and beautiful gifts. It was not only the material stuff but the wonderful stories of customer experiences that they had with Blazing Salads that owners heard from the people that made their day, the post revealed.
The owners were surprised that some of them remembered going to the Golden Dawn in the 70s. They exclaimed that their parents would be “delighted”. The owners said, “We will be sure to tell Pauline and Joe”.
Blazing Salads was functional for several years by maintaining its unique and multi-award-winning image. It was a family-run business that offered wholefood deli, salads and relevant food items in Irish streets.
The closure came as a shock for the Irish community since The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) had been emphasising the support of the hospitality industry. However, the situation does not appear to be favourable as numerous restaurants across the nation are closing.
An average of two restaurants or cafes have been closing down in Ireland, including Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic Stone in August, which was announced by celebrity chef Dylan McGrath. Moreover, Ukiyo, a well-liked karaoke bar and restaurant in Dublin, shuttered.
RAI disclosed facts that since last September, more than 570- food-led businesses have been forced to shut down forever. The firm blamed it on the rise in VAT from 9 per cent to 13.5 per cent.
This led the food business industry to take a rash decision “to either erode their competitiveness or take a 4.5 per cent hit to the bottom line” at a time when food and energy costs have already risen to the sky, RAI explained.
